Re: Bourbons You'd Like to Try, or Try Again

I want to try something that has been aged for more than 23 years. I often hear that most have too much of a wood taste to them but I don't get that with the PVW23 expressions I've tried, in fact they're among my favorites, so I eagerly look forward to trying something in the 25 - 28 (oldest I've heard of) range that won't cost me $400 plus whatever shipping from somewhere like Japan will run me... Of the upcoming, super aged, releases I think I'll probably just go with the PHC and skip the Hirsch, the only PHC bottle I've had was excellent whereas the only Hirsch I've had wasn't worth the money (+ the whole humidor thing, I mean come on... ). I'm really looking forward to the next PHC release!
Another thing I want to try is something from before Prohibition (Anything really...). It's really just for novelty sake though, I have no expectations one way or the other on that one. If it was a brand that was still around in some form today it would be fun to compare to the current version and if it was something that no longer exists it would nonetheless be amusing, and possibly interesting, to try.

Re: Bourbons You'd Like to Try, or Try Again

Thanks for sharing the links, those prices seem a lot more in line with what I was expecting and would be willing to pay; I'll have a closer look at them with babelfish later on. I figured that the ones I saw for sale, on ebay (always from the same guy for the same price), had to be available elsewhere for a better price but didn't know where to look. Definitely something to look into after I try PHC! Also, good examples, 25 yr Very Olde St. Nick was actually one of the ones I was thinking of when I typed that! :]

Re: Bourbons You'd Like to Try, or Try Again

Originally Posted by Attila

what is PHC?

It's Parker's Heritage Collection, from Heaven Hill, the upcoming one is going to be a 27 year old bottling! :] I've been getting my info about this one from this thread, there's even a link to some notes from John Hansell that sound pretty promising!

Re: Bourbons You'd Like to Try, or Try Again

Originally Posted by gothbat

It's Parker's Heritage Collection, from Heaven Hill, the upcoming one is going to be a 27 year old bottling! :] I've been getting my info about this one from this thread, there's even a link to some notes from John Hansell that sound pretty promising!

Re: Bourbons You'd Like to Try, or Try Again

BIB Old Crow from ND as discussed upthread
WT 101 8-yo
ND OT BIB
VVOF, of course, any issue, I'm not picky
Any Willett or LeNell's rye (I have the first Willett, so any of the others)

Things I'd like to try again:

WLW 2006
Stagg 2006
Pappy 23
Louisville Old Charter 12 (I've had good and bad bottles; like to find a good one again)

Ultimately, though, I've tasted many "holy grail" bottles and things I never would've imagined: WT12 gold foil, ND OGD BIB, S-W Old Fitz BIB, WT Tribute, WTKS pewter top, a couple of 20yo bourbons bottled in the mid-70s...heck, even Handy 2007 ranks among the best things I've ever tasted, and I have two full bottles in the queue, so I can't really complain about the things I haven't tasted.